Practice Areas

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, CORPORATION AND LLC MATTERS

Asset and Stock Sale Transactions: Deal-making, document preparation, closing and post-closing matters.

Corporate/LLC Formation and Governance: Entity selection and formation, shareholder and operating agreements, entity governance (shareholder meetings, record-keeping, etc.).

Contracts and Additional Business Matters: Employment and independent contractor agreements, software licenses and equipment leases, negotiation and drafting of virtually all business-related agreements. Secured transactions and Florida liquor license purchase and sale transactions and liens.

REAL ESTATE

Condominium and Homeowner Association Governance, Covenant Enforcement and Assessment Collection: Full service assistance to Condominium and Homeowners Association Boards of Directors and Property Managers on matters concerning corporate governance, conduct of meetings, effective amendment of governing documents, provision of proper notices, imposition of special assessments, collection of assessments and enforcement of governing documents, rules and regulations.

Residential Leasing and Landlord / Tenant Disputes: Comprehensive leasing documents and personal guaranty documents (for leasing to under-qualified tenants) and residential lease enforcement and eviction services for landlords and property managers. Property manager flat rates available for certain services.

Commercial Leasing: Complex to simplified commercial leasing contracts and landlord tenant matters, including comprehensive leases, payment guaranty documents, and commercial eviction.

Timberlands: Leasing and sale of timber land from single cut short term leases and licenses, to long term leasing, and sales transactions and Georgia timber deeds.

Communications Tower Sites: Leasing and licensing of space upon and beneath communications towers for broadcast, cellular phone, broadband and other uses.

Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Transactions involving raw land and improved property for commercial use, as well as transactions involving fully built-out commercial developments.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(Trademarks, Copyrights, Software, Internet and Entertainment Law)

Trademark and Copyright Registration and Licensing: Full-service trademark and copyright research, application filing and follow-up. We can also assist you in analysis of infringement issues and prosecution or defense of such issues.

Internet / E-Commerce / WWW Domain Names & Web Development: Licensing agreements, end user and shrink-wrap agreements for Internet sites and e-commerce services. Various additional services include advisement on fraud, customer relations and litigation avoidance efforts. Internet domain name disputes resolved through negotiation, WIPO procedures and litigation.

Entertainment, Arts and Media: Selective representation of persons and entities in the entertainment, arts and media fields, including: musical artist legal representation for recording, production and management contracts; representation of performing arts entities in contract review and negotiation; and representation of print and broadcast media entities for collections, first amendment and intellectual property matters.

PERSONAL BUSINESS MATTERS

Wills, Powers of Attorney, Healthcare Surrogacy and Living Wills: Drafting and preparation of testamentary documents, healthcare designations, living wills, contingent or immediately effective durable powers of attorney and simple trusts.

Property Ownership Agreements for Co-Owners and Non-Marital Relationships: For non-married couples or individuals sharing property ownership (residential and vacation real estate, yachts, motor vehicles, airplanes, etc), a co-ownership agreement delineates each owner’s interest in the property, provisions for division or sale of property upon certain events (disagreement, market events, death or disability of an owner, etc.), duties of maintenance of property, sharing of costs and more, all depending upon the needs and specific circumstances.

SELECT LITIGATION MATTERS

Litigation Matters: Accepted on a case by case basis, and include but may not be limited to Worthless (“Bad”or “NSF”) check collections, Condominium and Homeowner Association disputes and collections, Business Collections, and Landlord/Tenant (commercial and residential).

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